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Once I get into a routine, habits are hard to break. For example, I usually eat the same thing for breakfast every day for a year or two at a time until I switch to something else, which I then eat every day for the next year or so. When we had my second son two years ago we decided to cloth diaper, and it was really easy for me to fall into a great wash/care routine. I did dirty diaper laundry every other day, and I usually used one of two great detergents that I love. I also use cloth wipes, and I would alternate between using plain water and a soap solution for my wipe water. I was happy, baby was happy, and all was well in cloth diaper land in the Gray household. Well, fast forward a year and a half and *poof* I don’t have an exclusively breastfed baby anymore, I have a toddler who eats an array of things, some of which he finds on the floor. With the almost constant change in my toddler, his increased activity rate, and his varying diet our cloth diaper care ceased to be as easy-breezy as it once was. My kiddo started getting yeast rashes that either took forever to clear up, or returned with annoying frequency. We dealt with yeast infections off and on for about six …

Two years ago when I made the decision to switch to cloth diapers, I had no idea how it would change other aspects of my life. I remember back to when I was pregnant with my second son and was asked on a pregnancy forum if I was going to use cloth or disposable diapers. I quickly replied disposable and went on with life without really thinking about it. At the time, I was completely unaware of today’s cloth diapers, as I’m sure many women are. When I thought of cloth diapers, the old school prefolds and flats with pins and plastic pants came to mind. I wasn’t going to deal with that – along with all the poop. Yuck! However, my mind changed quickly soon after Brendan was born and I began to see the cute cloth diapers that other babies from that forum where wearing. I followed a link to Kelly’s Closet and to the bumGenius pocket diaper. I was intrigued by how simple it looked, and liked the idea of a reusable diaper that would eliminate the weekly trips to the store to buy diapers for two children. Upon the arrival of my first fluffy mail from Kelly’s Closet, a bumGenius one-size sample pack, I was 100% on board with cloth diapering. Little did I know how this decision to purchase my first fluff would change my …